noun, plural crois·sants [French krwah-sahn; English kruh–sahnts] /French krwɑˈsɑ̃; English krəˈsɑnts/.
- a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
noun
- a flaky crescent-shaped bread roll made of a yeast dough similar to puff pastry
1899, see crescent.